“A Theme for the Poet, A Scene for the Painter”: The Third Battle of Winchester
10/30/2010
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Center for Civil War History
Fall 2010 Semester
Cost: $20
Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010
Instructor: Jonathan A. Noyalas
Seminar Summary:
After years of defeats and setbacks in the Shenandoah Valley, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant deemed to eliminate the Confederacy’s Breadbasket as a diversionary theater of war by placing a consolidated army under command of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan to aggressively drive Confederate forces from the Valley and also eliminate it as a source of provender to Confederate forces in Virginia. After nearly a month of military maneuvering, Sheridan struck his first decisive blow against Confederate operations in the Valley at the Third Battle of Winchester, September 19, 1864. This one day seminar and tour will explore the decisions that led to this bloody battle, the tactical evolution of the fight, and the battle’s consequences. A morning lecture about Rebecca Wright and her role in intelligence gathering will set the stage for the afternoon tour of sites associated with the Third Battle of Winchester. The fee covers the cost of the morning lecture, handouts, and tour. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited so sign up quickly. Participants are advised that the battlefield tour involves a fair amount of walking over uneven terrain.
Schedule:
10-10:30 a.m.
Registration/Check-In at Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC),
Middletown Campus
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Welcome and lecture by Prof. Jonathan A. Noyalas, “Traitor or Patriot:
Unionism, Rebecca Wright, and Dissent in Confederate Winchester”
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Lunch on your own at LFCC (participants are encouraged to bring a bag lunch)
12:15-4:15 p.m.
Tour of sites associated with Third Battle of Winchester, including First Woods, Middle Field, Second Woods, West Woods, Redbud Run, Fort Collier, and Star Fort. (Note: Carpooling for the battlefield tour will be required. Also note that much of this tour is an intensive walking tour of the Third Winchester Battlefield preserved by the CWPT and SVBF so participants should plan accordingly.)
4:45 p.m.
Return to LFCC (end time approximate)
Questions?
Contact the director of LFCC’s Center for Civil War History, Jonathan Noyalas, at 540-868-7191, or email jnoyalas@lfcc.edu. To register, call LFCC’s Office of Workforce Solutions and Continuing Education at 540-868-7021 or visit www.LFCCworkforce.com
Your Instructor:
Jonathan A. Noyalas is assistant professor of history and director of the Center for Civil War History at Lord Fairfax Community College. He is the author or editor of seven books on Civil War era history including Plagued by War: Winchester, Virginia, During the Civil War and “My Will is Absolute Law”: A Biography of General Robert H. Milroy. Active in battlefield preservation in the Shenandoah Valley Noyalas serves on the board of directors of the Kernstown Battlefield Association and the committee on interpretation and education of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. He is also currently serving as the Civil War historian for the historic resource study at Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park.
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